It sounds counterintuitive to create standing water in your backyard, but the trick is to add what’s known as a mosquito dunk to the bucket. The dunk contains a bacteria called Bacillus thuringiensis ...

Bug zappers are marketed to reduce the mosquito population, making outdoor spaces more usable during nighttime. If the bugs ...

Some of the flowers, such as petunias, that you enjoyed into June will probably not tolerate the heat and humidity of summer.

Something is damaging impatiens, and Texas continues to feel the lingering impact of the February 2021 winter storm.

Lawn herbicides can volatilize when applied during hot weather. The vapors drift through the air and can cause plant damage ...

Nature will bear the closest inspection. She invites us to lay our eye level with her smallest leaf, and take an insect view ...

The sooty mold struggle is real! A gardenia I grew from a clipping was on the brink of disaster, but with some research and a lot of elbow grease, I managed to nurse it back to health. Here's the ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — The risk of being bitten by a tick in New York City is currently extremely high, researchers at Fordham ...

With the Fourth of July often comes the start of Japanese beetle season in Wisconsin. The pests are not a welcome guest to ...

Tuesday, July 1, 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Learn microgreens production, lighting techniques and marketing strategies in this hands-on workshop from Penn State ...

When ants come trailing through your garden on a path to invade your home, a variety of chrysanthemums could stop them in ...

Summer's high temperature provides gardeners with a challenge. Extreme heat stresses plants and leaves greenery looking ...